摩肩接踵

mó jiān jiē zhǒng

Dictionary entry

lit. rubbing shoulders and following in each other's footsteps

What does 摩肩接踵 mean?

摩肩接踵 (mó jiān jiē zhǒng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. rubbing shoulders and following in each other's footsteps

2a thronging crowd

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摩māused in 摩挲[ma1 sa5]肩jiānshoulder · to shoulder (responsibilities etc)接jiēto receive · to answer (the phone)踵zhǒngto arrive · to follow

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摩肩接踵

mó jiān jiē zhǒng

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